Definition of: opposite

(op′ə·zit) adjective
1. Situated or placed on the other side, or on each side, of an intervening space or thing; contrary in position: opposite ends of the room.
2. Facing or moving the other way; contrary: opposite directions.
3. Contrary in tendency or character; diametrically different: opposite opinions; the opposite sex.
4. Bot. a Arranged (as similar parts or organs) in pairs, so that the whole diameter of some intervening body separates them, as leaves on a stem. b Having one part or organ immediately before, or vertically over, another, as a stamen before a petal. See synonyms under CONTRARY.
—noun
1. Something or someone that is opposite, opposed, or contrary.
2. An antonym.
3. Obs. An antagonist.
—adverb In an opposite or complementary direction or position.
—prep.
1. Across from; facing.
2. Complementary to, as in theatrical roles: He played opposite her. [<OF <L oppositus, pp. of opponere. See OPPONENT.]
—op′po·site·ly adverb
—op′po·site·ness noun